diff --git a/XMonad/Hooks/WorkspaceHistory.hs b/XMonad/Hooks/WorkspaceHistory.hs
index dccfd42a..fe4f7a78 100644
--- a/XMonad/Hooks/WorkspaceHistory.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Hooks/WorkspaceHistory.hs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module XMonad.Hooks.WorkspaceHistory (
       -- $usage
       -- * Hooking
     workspaceHistoryHook
+  , workspaceHistoryHookExclude
       -- * Querying
   , workspaceHistory
   , workspaceHistoryByScreen
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ import           Control.Applicative
 import           Prelude
 
 import XMonad
-import XMonad.StackSet hiding (filter, delete)
-import Data.List
+import XMonad.StackSet hiding (delete, filter, new)
+import Data.List (delete, find, groupBy, nub, sortBy)
 import qualified XMonad.Util.ExtensibleState as XS
 
 -- $usage
@@ -50,6 +51,14 @@ import qualified XMonad.Util.ExtensibleState as XS
 -- >      , ...
 -- >      }
 --
+-- If you want to completely exclude certain workspaces from entering
+-- the history, you can use 'workspaceHistoryHookExclude' instead.  For
+-- example, to ignore the named scratchpad workspace:
+--
+-- > import XMonad.Util.NamedScratchpad (scratchpadWorkspaceTag)
+-- > ...
+-- > , logHook = ... >> workspaceHistoryHookExclude [scratchpadWorkspaceTag] >> ...
+--
 -- To make use of the collected data, a query function is provided.
 
 data WorkspaceHistory = WorkspaceHistory
@@ -66,6 +75,12 @@ instance ExtensionClass WorkspaceHistory where
 workspaceHistoryHook :: X ()
 workspaceHistoryHook = gets windowset >>= (XS.modify . updateLastActiveOnEachScreen)
 
+-- | Like 'workspaceHistoryHook', but with the ability to exclude
+-- certain workspaces.
+workspaceHistoryHookExclude :: [WorkspaceId] -> X ()
+workspaceHistoryHookExclude ws =
+  gets windowset >>= XS.modify . updateLastActiveOnEachScreenExclude ws
+
 workspaceHistoryWithScreen :: X [(ScreenId, WorkspaceId)]
 workspaceHistoryWithScreen = XS.gets history
 
@@ -92,16 +107,22 @@ workspaceHistoryTransaction action = do
 -- | Update the last visible workspace on each monitor if needed
 -- already there, or move it to the front if it is.
 updateLastActiveOnEachScreen :: WindowSet -> WorkspaceHistory -> WorkspaceHistory
-updateLastActiveOnEachScreen StackSet {current = cur, visible = vis} wh =
+updateLastActiveOnEachScreen = updateLastActiveOnEachScreenExclude []
+
+-- | Like 'updateLastActiveOnEachScreen', but with the ability to
+-- exclude certain workspaces.
+updateLastActiveOnEachScreenExclude :: [WorkspaceId] -> WindowSet -> WorkspaceHistory -> WorkspaceHistory
+updateLastActiveOnEachScreenExclude ws StackSet {current = cur, visible = vis} wh =
   WorkspaceHistory { history = doUpdate cur $ foldl updateLastForScreen (history wh) $ vis ++ [cur] }
   where
     firstOnScreen sid = find ((== sid) . fst)
     doUpdate Screen {workspace = Workspace { tag = wid }, screen = sid} curr =
-      let newEntry = (sid, wid) in newEntry:delete newEntry curr
+      let newEntry = (sid, wid)
+       in if wid `elem` ws then curr else newEntry : delete newEntry curr
     updateLastForScreen curr Screen {workspace = Workspace { tag = wid }, screen = sid} =
       let newEntry = (sid, wid)
-          alreadyCurrent = maybe False (== newEntry) $ firstOnScreen sid curr
-      in if alreadyCurrent then curr else newEntry:delete newEntry curr
+          alreadyCurrent = Just newEntry == firstOnScreen sid curr
+      in if alreadyCurrent || wid `elem` ws then curr else newEntry : delete newEntry curr
 
 -- | Modify a the workspace history with a given pure function.
 workspaceHistoryModify :: ([(ScreenId, WorkspaceId)] -> [(ScreenId, WorkspaceId)]) -> X ()